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UK Trip 2012, Trip Summary!

We overall had a great trip to the UK this summer with my parents. We made several day-by-day posts on Paradoxdruid’s Rants, which we’ll compile together in this post. We also made a lot of general observations/comments which we’ll share here. Read on!

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UK Trip 2012, Day 11: Arthur’s Seat and Farewell to Edinburgh

Our last day in the UK followed the pattern of the day before, trying to shy away from hustle and bustle and enjoy the simple, scenic nature of Scotland. Today we went on a hike up Arthur’s Seat in Holyrood Park, then Bob and Meg went for a tour bus adventure while Teisha and Andrew explored Edinburgh on foot one last time. You can visit the day’s photo gallery, or read on for more details of our journey!

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UK Trip 2012, Day 10: Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh

Today we all felt a little worn down from our action packed trip (especially Andrew, who had caught a cold), so we spent most of the day exploring the beautiful Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. You can visit the day’s photo gallery, or read on for choice highlights!

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UK Trip 2012, Day 9: Edinburgh Sightseeing

Today we were basically able to see all of the major sites in Edinburgh – it was quite the whirl-wind tour and we really enjoyed it. Edinburgh’s a great, enjoyable city. See the picture gallery for the day here, or you can read on for the details.

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UK Trip 2012, Day 8: York’s National Railway Museum and Arrival in Edinburgh

Today we checked out the Train Museum in York (Europe’s best train museum!) and then caught the train up to Edinburgh, which is where we stayed for the rest of our trip. See the picture gallery for the day here, or read on for details!

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UK Trip 2012, Day 7: Portobello Road Market in London and York

With our last day in London, we checked out Portobello road market and caught a train to York. See the picture gallery for the day here, or you can read on for the details.

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UK Trip 2012, Day 6: Stonehenge and Salisbury

Today we woke up very early, in order to catch a taxi out to a personal visit with Stonehenge. We then got a chance to explore more of Salisbury before heading back to London by train. The full gallery of the day’s photos is here, or you can read on for more exciting details!
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UK Trip 2012, Day 5: The Changing of the Guard and Salisbury

Today we saw the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, then headed out of London on a train journey to Salisbury—our next travel home to get a feel of smaller town England, and for a visit to Stonehenge. See the photo gallery here, or read on for more details and explanations.
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UK Trip 2012, Day 4: The Science Museum and the Natural History Museum in London

Today we checked out the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum – being the science people we are, these museums were a must for us. You can see the picture gallery here, or read on for all the sciency details.

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UK Trip 2012, Day 3: British Museum, British Library, and Spitalfields Market

Today we mostly explored the British Museum and the British Library. We also checked out a pet store and Spitalfields Market. For all of the pictures from this day, see the gallery here, but you can read on for details!

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